{"id":202,"date":"2012-01-07T20:12:29","date_gmt":"2012-01-07T20:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/?p=202"},"modified":"2012-01-07T20:12:29","modified_gmt":"2012-01-07T20:12:29","slug":"january-is-walk-your-pet-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/","title":{"rendered":"January is Walk Your Pet Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a great way to start the year!\u00a0\u00a0Exercise is very important in helping your pet live a healthy and long life, and walking your dog can actually help you to meet your own fitness goals. \u00a0A recent study from the University of Missouri found that people who walk with dogs are more consistent in their exercise routine than those who walk with a human &#8212; what could be a better way to burn off those holiday calories?<\/p>\n<p>Benefits of exercise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improves strength, fitness, flexibility and movement<\/li>\n<li>Increases energy levels<\/li>\n<li>Helps decrease stress and can help improve you and your pets mood<\/li>\n<li>Improves sleep<\/li>\n<li>Prevents boredom<\/li>\n<li>Decreases bad behavior<\/li>\n<li>Improves the bond between you and your pet<\/li>\n<li>Prevents obesity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The type and amount of exercise needed can differ greatly with breed, age and energy level. \u00a0It is important to choose the right type of exercise for your pet with the help of your veterinarian. \u00a0Low energy dogs like Bulldogs or dogs over seven years of age only need about 30 minutes of exercise a day and this is usually in the form of slow, short walks or swimming. \u00a0Medium-energy dogs, like German shepherds or Maltese terriers, need about 2 hours of exercise a day in the form of medium-paced walks or agility. \u00a0High-energy dogs like Border collies or Dalmatians need about three hours of exercise a day.<\/p>\n<p>Cats too need daily exercise and setting aside 15-20 minutes a day will help keep your cat happy and healthy. \u00a0Cats are nocturnal animals which means they are at their most active at night. \u00a0Training them to exercise during the day will help you and your cat sleep at night. \u00a0Cats enjoy exercise like stalking, pouncing, climbing and hiding.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s always important to exercise safely with your pet.\u00a0 Check with your veterinarian to choose which exercise is right for your pet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a great way to start the year!\u00a0\u00a0Exercise is very important in helping your pet live a healthy and long life, and walking your dog can actually help you to meet your own fitness goals. \u00a0A recent study from the University of Missouri found that people who walk with dogs are more consistent in their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,31,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-events","category-pet-health-wellness","category-you-your-pet"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>January is Walk Your Pet Month - Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What a great way to start the year!\u00a0\u00a0Exercise is very important in helping your pet live a healthy and long life, and walking your dog can actually help you to meet your own fitness goals.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"January is Walk Your Pet Month - Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What a great way to start the year!\u00a0\u00a0Exercise is very important in helping your pet live a healthy and long life, and walking your dog can actually help you to meet your own fitness goals.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-01-07T20:12:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490\"},\"headline\":\"January is Walk Your Pet Month\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-01-07T20:12:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":313,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"News &amp; Events\",\"Pet Health &amp; Wellness\",\"You &amp; Your Pet\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\\\/\",\"name\":\"January is Walk Your Pet Month - Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-01-07T20:12:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490\"},\"description\":\"What a great way to start the year!\u00a0\u00a0Exercise is very important in helping your pet live a healthy and long life, and walking your dog can actually help you to meet your own fitness goals.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"January is Walk Your Pet Month\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\",\"description\":\"Our Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490\",\"name\":\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/infoanimalmedical-net\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"January is Walk Your Pet Month - Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","description":"What a great way to start the year!\u00a0\u00a0Exercise is very important in helping your pet live a healthy and long life, and walking your dog can actually help you to meet your own fitness goals.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"January is Walk Your Pet Month - Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","og_description":"What a great way to start the year!\u00a0\u00a0Exercise is very important in helping your pet live a healthy and long life, and walking your dog can actually help you to meet your own fitness goals.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/","og_site_name":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","article_published_time":"2012-01-07T20:12:29+00:00","author":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/"},"author":{"name":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490"},"headline":"January is Walk Your Pet Month","datePublished":"2012-01-07T20:12:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/"},"wordCount":313,"commentCount":0,"articleSection":["News &amp; Events","Pet Health &amp; Wellness","You &amp; Your Pet"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/","url":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/","name":"January is Walk Your Pet Month - Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2012-01-07T20:12:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490"},"description":"What a great way to start the year!\u00a0\u00a0Exercise is very important in helping your pet live a healthy and long life, and walking your dog can actually help you to meet your own fitness goals.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/january-is-walk-your-pet-month\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"January is Walk Your Pet Month"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/","name":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","description":"Our Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490","name":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care"},"url":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/author\/infoanimalmedical-net\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}